Illinois News Roundup - November 17, 2023
In this week's Illinois Reporter Roundtable, we showcase what is making news across the state. Today's focus: the Rockford and DeKalb areas, and Carbondale. Among the stories discussed:
- Journalists laid off as part of Paxton Media Group's acquisition of the Southern Illinoisan newspaper
- Increasing Latino Representation and Access to City Services are Top Priorities for Rochelle City Council Member
- SIU Gets Largest Donation in Its Carbondale Campus History
- NIU students show resilience in national celebration of immigrants
- Cobden Junior-Senior High School Celebrates Becoming an Illinois Democracy School with Former Lt. Gov. Shelia Simon
- Oswego Museum Will Celebrate Veterans for Most of This Month
- Artspace 304 is Partnering with Two SIU Professors for a Project that Focuses on Solar Eclipses
- A History Lesson That Included Black Women Literature Took Place at Rockford's Inscape Collective
GUESTS:
Yvonne Boose
Art, Culture, Spiritual Expression Reporter, WNIJ — Northern Public Radio
Jackson Brandhorst
Editor in Chief, The Southern Illinoisan